Grace Paley's Life Stories: A Literary Biography

by Judith Arcana and Judith Arcanna

Book Overview

Is Faith Darwin Asbury really Grace Paley? Or is it coincidental that the personal history, politics, and relationships of the fictional Asbury seem to mirror those of the well-known author? And do other characters in Paley's stories represent individuals she has known, in scenes and entire episodes she has experienced? A writer who translates her life into art not only saves her own life, according to Paley, but offers others the revelation of its...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252019458
• ISBN13: 9780252019456
• Release Date: December 1992
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

great balance of literary scholarship and story

I can't imagine why there aren't more books on Paley, as her life is more fascinating than her stories. Arcana creates an engaging history of Paley's family and journey as writer and activist. Arcana contextualizes Paley's writing with her activism and her personal and ancestral history. A great biography of a great writer and human being.